ThinkFast: March 13, 2007
ThinkFast: March 13, 2007
“The White House was deeply involved in the decision late last year to dismiss federal prosecutors, including some who had been criticized by Republican lawmakers,” the New York Times reports. “Last October, President Bush spoke with Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales to pass along concerns by Republicans” about several U.S. Attorneys. Weeks later, they were forced out.
In related news, Attorney General Gonzales’ chief of staff Kyle Sampson resigned yesterday in the wake of the U.S. Attorney scandal. Sampson was involved in generating the list of prosecutors to fire.
“The National Association of Evangelicals has endorsed an anti-torture statement saying the United States has crossed ‘boundaries of what is legally and morally permissible‘ in its treatment of detainees and war prisoners in the fight against terror.”
President Bush yesterday called for Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform. “It seems like to me, we’ve got to get this done by August,” he said. But Bush said his goal was to find a bill that “most Republicans are comfortable with” in the Senate before asking for input from Democrats.
More questions about Halliburton’s move to Dubai. Senate Commerce Committee member Byron Dorgan (D-ND) asked yesterday, “I want to know, is Halliburton trying to run away from bad publicity on their contracts? Are they trying to run away from the obligation to pay U.S. taxes? Or are they trying to set up a corporate presence in Dubai so that they can avoid the restrictions that currently exist on doing business with prohibited countries like Iran?”
News of Scooter Libby’s guilty verdict has brought in $70,000 in Internet contributions in a week. Wealthy supporters like publisher Steve Forbes and lobbyist Wayne Berman plan to raise much more; actor Fred Thompson plans a Washington fundraiser that may bring in more than $100,000.
Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) introduced a resolution yesterday to allow Al Gore to stage a global-warming concert on the Capitol grounds. Gore’s Live Earth event will feature seven major concerts on seven continents to help bring attention to global climate change.
Britain “became the first country to propose legislation setting binding limits on greenhouse gases.” “In its draft Climate Change Bill, the government said carbon dioxide emissions had to be cut by 60 percent by 2050, set out five-year carbon-cutting budgets to reach the target and created an independent monitoring committee to check progress annually.”
And finally: Hagel brings out the comedian in political pundits. Reacting to Sen. Chuck Hagel’s (R-NE) bizarre non-announcement yesterday, the Hotline called the speech “the biggest letdown since ‘Joey’ spun off from ‘Friends.’” CNN reporter Dana Bash added, “This trip was all steak and no sizzle.”
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I’m hoping the U.S. Attorney scandal will lead right back to Karl Rove. It’s looking that it may and it could well be what is needed to loosen the creep’s stronghold on this adminstration’s reins.
March 13th, 2007 at 9:13 amNews of Scooter Libby’s guilty verdict has brought in $70,000 in Internet contributions in a week. Wealthy supporters like publisher Steve Forbes …
Forbes signed the PNAC Statement of Principles, along with Scooter.
March 13th, 2007 at 9:15 amIf there was ANY doubt that republicans are simple-minded TRAITORS…
…it was certainly erased on C-Span’s call-in session on whether Gonzales should resign…
…the dumb a*s al Crackkker Bush-worshippers were dipping so far back into history…
…to defend Gonzales’ treachery that one would’ve thought Bill Clinton or Jack Kennedy were STILL president…
…Republican conned’self-servatives are the vilest form of detritus…
March 13th, 2007 at 9:15 amOr are they fleeing one step ahead of the sheriff?
March 13th, 2007 at 9:22 amIn related news, Attorney General Gonzales’ chief of staff Kyle Sampson resigned yesterday in the wake of the U.S. Attorney scandal. Sampson was involved in generating the list of prosecutors to fire.
Not good enough. Not nearly good enough.
This administration is like a cancer on this nation. The more visible bits are finally being noticed, but if you just remove part of the tumor, the remaining section will continue to grow and compromise the system.
Our nation has cancer, and the prognosis is terminal. If there is to be any hope of survival, we must aggressively treat the entire cancer, starting immediately. Part-measures such as getting rid of the AG’s chief of staff, or even the AG himself, aren’t going to do the job. Chimpy & Co. will just ensure another, equally corrupt and malignant crony fills the vacated position.
We must rip this cancer out by the roots, and the only way to accomplish that is wholesale impeachment of this administration. Impeachment of all the corrupt elements of this corrupt and criminal administration is the only way we will save this nation, and subsequent shipping of said corrupt elements to the Hague to stand trial for war crimes is the only way we will salvage this nation’s reputation in the world community.
March 13th, 2007 at 9:23 amThe White House was deeply involved in the decision late last year to dismiss federal prosecutors
When the Democratic Party got in power, the first thing they did was to pull impeachment off the table. That sent a clear signal to Bush that he can continue doing whatever he wants.
The rest of us hoped that they would wait as evidence mounted. Well, evidence has mounted. Bush has had 2 1/2 more months of free reign. (spelling intentional) Instead of working on a way out of Iraq, Bush has sent more into harm’s way, this time sending invalids and other troops, without proper training, armor nor equipment.
And still the Democrats keep impeachment off the table.
Republicans, unafraid to use the filibuster (unlike the Democrats) have effectively blocked all reforms.
Anybody thought about using MoveOn, ThinkProgress, et al to form a Progressive Party with a 50 State Strategy of our own?
March 13th, 2007 at 9:27 amMajority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) introduced a resolution yesterday to allow Al Gore to stage a global-warming concert on the Capitol grounds. Gore’s Live Earth event will feature seven major concerts on seven continents to help bring attention to global climate change.
Wow…a troll-trifecta.
Cue the trolls…
…who comment snarkily on how close this concert will get Al Gore to the White House…
…who claim that Al Gore made up global climate change because he just wants the attention…
…and who claim that global warming itself is a liberal plot to cripple industry…
…in 3…2…1…
March 13th, 2007 at 9:31 amBrought to you by Democrats: Bush doesn’t have to gain approval from Congress to move against Iran.
March 13th, 2007 at 9:34 am“Democratic leaders are stripping from a military spending bill for the war in Iraq a requirement that President Bush gain approval from Congress before moving against Iran.”
…who comment snarkily on how close this concert will get Al Gore to the White House…
Comment by TripMaster Monkey — March 13, 2007 @ 9:31 am
Trip, I don’t want you to feel bad (since you did so much work on that post) so I will bite for ya’
troll>That’s the closest Algore will EVER get to the White House
March 13th, 2007 at 9:35 amThe criminality and sleaziness of this administration is so pervasive that there seems to be nothing new that can be said to condemn them. The Congress seems to take one step forward and two back when it comes to reining the lawlessness. The country seems to be in favor of reversing w’s policies, but the lawmakers seem not to recognize it. Even though there was a major rejection of the rethugs, the dims, for the most part, are still acting as though they are in the minority and have no backing. I am still trying to figure out why impeachment is off of the table.
Go to the blog http//www.letsibeledmondsspeak.blogspot.com and give her some support.
March 13th, 2007 at 9:37 amDear Nancy Pelosi,
Are you still entrenched in the mindset of having impeachment off the table, now?
Please reconsider putting it back on.
This country has Cancer.
March 13th, 2007 at 9:38 amDorgan is on to Haliburton.It is all about setting up for the next round of war profiteering
March 13th, 2007 at 9:40 amInteresting article. Some quotes:
Some of Mr. Gore’s centrist detractors point to a report last month by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a United Nations body that studies global warming. The panel went further than ever before in saying that humans were the main cause of the globe’s warming since 1950, part of Mr. Gore’s message that few scientists dispute. But it also portrayed climate change as a slow-motion process.
It estimated that the world’s seas in this century would rise a maximum of 23 inches — down from earlier estimates. Mr. Gore, citing no particular time frame, envisions rises of up to 20 feet and depicts parts of New York, Florida and other heavily populated areas as sinking beneath the waves, implying, at least visually, that inundation is imminent.
So too, a report last June by the National Academies seemed to contradict Mr. Gore’s portrayal of recent temperatures as the highest in the past millennium. Instead, the report said, current highs appeared unrivaled since only 1600, the tail end of a temperature rise known as the medieval warm period.
March 13th, 2007 at 9:42 am#9… hacker bob…
March 13th, 2007 at 9:46 amI believe Al Gore actually had an office in the White House once upon a time…
England is certainly taking the lead on Global Warming. I guess someone had to. Sadly, it wasn’t the USA. Hopefully once we get in gear, we can catch England and surpass them. The USA seems to have a nack for catching up and taking the lead. We can only hope that happens here.
March 13th, 2007 at 9:51 am#9… hacker bob…
I believe Al Gore actually had an office in the White House once upon a time…
Comment by Raven — March 13, 2007 @ 9:46 am
Hey, I was just playing the troll part for TMM’s benefit. My “
March 13th, 2007 at 9:55 amRoger Roger YOU ARE A F’ing MORON!
I thought you said China, Russia and India need to take the lead.
I’ve argued with you about this several times. And when someone else steals the thunder you WHINE.
YES YOU ARE A TRUE HYPOCRITICAL REPUBLICAN
March 13th, 2007 at 9:57 amfor some reason only half my
March 13th, 2007 at 9:59 amI think Bush&Co are living a version of Caption Hook in Peter Pan — with the tick-tock of the crocodile getting closer to biting their collective ass. For years, they have acted with impunity, knowing their crew of pirates was a mighty force; no more — the Democratic congress has boarded and as the pirates jump ship, the crocodile awaits.
March 13th, 2007 at 10:01 amOh and Roger one more thing…. America is never going to catch anyone again as we have 1/3 of our country that is dumb as a turd, just like you, Dale, JMH, Mighty, Daryll, and so on…
Welcome to the new America, quickly becoming a third world country!
Capitalism at it’s finest.. so keep supporting your corporate masters, I’m sure they will remember your support! Or not.
March 13th, 2007 at 10:02 amYeah, bob, I figured… besides, the motion was to have a concert on the Capitol grounds, it said nothing about the White House…;)
March 13th, 2007 at 10:03 amCan’t you just see it, all kinds of people having a good time there along the reflecting pool? Just like the good ol’ days! Hey, when the concerts over, we can have a peaceful impeachment march on the White House!
Having problems getting things posted. Error messages.
March 13th, 2007 at 10:04 amposts make it through…
March 13th, 2007 at 10:05 am#6 Bnf
March 13th, 2007 at 10:07 amI agree, we need a new Progressive party! The Dems have no courage to lead, and sadly, it looks like they never will. I think they have become too entrenched in the class/elite money/power system. I believe a new party would get just as corrupted unless measures are taken to chage how politics are done.
Serves the Bushiva right to have Harriet Nelson Meirs recommend he fire ALL the US Attorneys so he could use his newly minted Patriot act powers to put his handpicked cronies in.
March 13th, 2007 at 10:08 amI can just hear the discussion in the oval orifice,
“CronyFest, CronyFest!!!! Where’s Brownie?”
posts make it through…
Comment by backer hob — March 13, 2007 @ 10:05 am
Very funny, smart a$$.
But true.
March 13th, 2007 at 10:08 amBush said his goal was to find a bill that “most Republicans are comfortable with†in the Senate before asking for input from Democrats.
Er, chympie, did you not hear?
March 13th, 2007 at 10:09 amthe Dems are in charge, and they’ll be proposing their legislation…
More questions about Halliburton’s move to Dubai. Senate Commerce Committee member Byron Dorgan (D-ND) asked yesterday, “I want to know, is Halliburton trying to run away from bad publicity on their contracts? Are they trying to run away from the obligation to pay U.S. taxes? Or are they trying to set up a corporate presence in Dubai so that they can avoid the restrictions that currently exist on doing business with prohibited countries like Iran?â€
I think the most likely option is some of all of the above PLUS the fact that they are getting scared about possible legal action regarding fraud/corruption/theft.
March 13th, 2007 at 10:13 amAfter reading that my representative doesn’t want to “put the country through” the travails of an impeachment, doesn’t want to “break” the congress, as there’s important work to be done, like stopping the war, I am now emailing him daily asking,
What did you do TODAY to stop the war?
March 13th, 2007 at 10:14 amDubious is not making a lot of friends in Latin America, the Mexican president ripped him pretty good on the fence building issue…
March 13th, 2007 at 10:15 am#29
March 13th, 2007 at 10:27 amAARRRG, I get those condescending piles of garbage they call correspondence as well. I used to read them and they made me sick. Now I skim then to see if anything has changed (NO) and throw them away. My senator is Republiscum, so I should have known better. I still like to send mail he doesn’t like to read his way, too! ;-)
#31 BD ~
March 13th, 2007 at 10:34 amThe damn thing is that my rep is a real nice guy, and a Dem, who means well, but is somewhat junior, and not the real hardball player I’d like him to be.
Does Dubai have a non-extradition treaty?
March 13th, 2007 at 10:40 am“The National Association of Evangelicals has endorsed an anti-torture statement saying the United States has crossed ‘boundaries of what is legally and morally permissible‘ in its treatment of detainees and war prisoners in the fight against terror.â€
What would be the % of voters of the GOP if the 28% lose their religious voters?
March 13th, 2007 at 10:42 am#33
I really don’t know, but I suspect that a corporation over there would be hard pressed to be held accountable (monitarily) for something over here. If someone has that knowledge, we would love to hear from you!
#32
March 13th, 2007 at 10:45 amI don’t think too many of the Dems are real hardball players. And therein lies the problem. :(
Does Dubai have a non-extradition treaty?
Comment by Shirley — March 13, 2007 @ 10:40 am
As someone posted, pointing to a State Department page, Dubai has no extradition treaty with the USA.
March 13th, 2007 at 10:49 amGood Morning BnF, RU and all….#6..BnF, I agree and have for some time thought we may be better off with a new party..It seem’s to me all polatician’s become corrupt over time so along with a new party maybe we need term limit’s as well…No more fat, old white guy’s holding on to job’s forever…..RU, who is your representative.? Just curious…….Caption contest….The white house today announced a dress alike party..Bring a friend and pretend you are twin’s….Blessings………Schumer on CNN just now about gonzo…What a F***ing mess our country has become under this regime…
March 13th, 2007 at 10:56 am#34
March 13th, 2007 at 10:57 amUnfortunately, this coalition does not include the far whacko group Focus on the Family. You can bet that a lot of that percentage comes from that group right there.
#36
March 13th, 2007 at 11:00 amThank you Evil Spaniard.
Bush, in promoting his “temporary workers permits program “, or rent a slave program, couldn’t have been happier to show the Guatemalans what fun it is to load a lettuce truck, saying this was “one of the greatest experiences of my presidency”. Now, how’s that for a come-along to uplift yourself?
March 13th, 2007 at 11:21 amre: Attorney firings
I realize that the attorneys serve at the whim of the President. That’s the way that it should be.
The thing that I find most troubling is the apparent pattern that the administration, and the Republicans, have been using the department of Justice and the AGs as a way to inflict political vendettas on the Democrats.
All of this simply reminds me of Nixon.
I realize that no political party is perfect, but have I been living in a cave recently?
It’s just that all of this appears to have gotten to a level that we haven’t seen in decades.
At the same time Pelosi and Ried keep talking about impeachment being off the table. If half of what we’re hearing is true, the President and the administration are guilty of how many crimes?
March 13th, 2007 at 11:22 amtheswan, sound’s like the pirch bull shit caught in his pond is no longer a major event in his life…Mind boggeling what an a** bush is…This from the dictator of what use to be the beacon the world looked up to…I wish some other country would just keep him……Blessings
March 13th, 2007 at 11:27 amATTORNEY GENERAL SEEKS RESIGNATIONS FROM PROSECUTORS
March 24, 1993, Wednesday
By DAVID JOHNSTON, (Special to The New York Times); National Desk
Late Edition - Final, Section A, Page 1, Column 1, 1053 words
Attorney General Janet Reno today demanded the prompt resignation of all United States Attorneys, leading the Federal prosecutor in the District of Columbia to suggest that the order could be tied to his long-running investigation of Representative Dan Rostenkowski, a crucial ally of President Clinton.
March 13th, 2007 at 11:29 amBNF,
Thanks for the info on Forbes. I am not surprised he signed the PNAC document.
March 13th, 2007 at 11:31 amI agree the Dems are pretty much being wussies. It shows how locked in they really are to the all mighty corporate industrial military complex.
March 13th, 2007 at 11:33 amExlax,
Back with the SAME debunked talking points?
Bush, Clinton, and probably every new administration has replaced Attorneys, but none ever 6 years in to their presidency, and for purely political purposes as we are finding out..
So spew your talking points on some red site.
March 13th, 2007 at 11:41 amComment by Exley — March 13, 2007 @ 11:29 am
Exley, could Clinton appoint replacements for said prosecutors without having to have them confirmed by the Senate?
March 13th, 2007 at 11:42 amummm, Gore’s Live Earth Event will take place on 7 continents? Soemthing tells me good tickets for the Antarctic show are still available …
March 13th, 2007 at 11:44 am“and for purely political purposes”
“leading the Federal prosecutor in the District of Columbia to suggest that the order could be tied to his long-running investigation of Representative Dan Rostenkowski, a crucial ally of President Clinton.”
March 13th, 2007 at 11:45 amBnF…Did you see this?:
Dems Abandon Iran War Authority Provision
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
March 13, 2007
Filed at 8:57 a.m. ET
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic leaders are stripping from a military spending bill for the war in Iraq a requirement that President Bush gain approval from Congress before moving against Iran.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and other leaders agreed to remove the requirement concerning Iran after conservative Democrats as well as other lawmakers worried about its possible impact on Israel, officials said Monday.
The Iran-related proposal stemmed from a desire to make sure Bush did not launch an attack without going to Congress for approval, but drew opposition from numerous members of the rank and file in a series of closed-door sessions last week.
Rep. Shelley Berkley, D-Nev., said in an interview that there is widespread fear in Israel about Iran, which is believed to be seeking nuclear weapons and has expressed unremitting hostility about the Jewish state.
”It would take away perhaps the most important negotiating tool that the U.S. has when it comes to Iran,” she said of the now-abandoned provision.
March 13th, 2007 at 11:46 am”I didn’t think it was a very wise idea to take things off the table if you’re trying to get people to modify their behavior and normalize it in a civilized way,” said Rep. Gary Ackerman, D-N.Y.
Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) introduced a resolution yesterday to allow Al Gore to stage a global-warming concert on the Capitol grounds. Gore’s Live Earth event will feature seven major concerts on seven continents to help bring attention to global climate change.
Fantastic — even if they don’t succeed, it will cause some heading spinning. :-D
March 13th, 2007 at 11:51 amRE: “move to Dubai” See following item:
March 13th, 2007 at 11:57 amhttp://www.waynemadsenreport.com/
Exley sez:
Two things, Exley:
First of all, it’s normal for an incoming President to ask for the resignations of the current U.S attorneys at the beginning of his term, so that he may replace them with his team It’s been done by Clinton, Bush 1, Reagan, Carter, Ford, etc., etc., etc.. The D.C. Federal Prosecutor can muse all he likes about Bubba’s alleged ulterior motives, but the fact that such a purge is entirely normal at the beginning of a President’s term, added to the implication that Clinton purged every U.S. attorney just to get rid of the one he had targeted, and your theory rapidly approaches fantastic dimensions.
Second, you still haven’t answered my original question, so I’ll answer it for you. Even when Clinton and the presidents that have gone before have performed their purges, the replacements they selected had to be confirmed by the Senate. Chimpy doesn’t have that limitation. Add that to the recent spate of purges performed in the sixth year of Chimpy’s reign, and there’s ample reason to suspect ulterior motives.
March 13th, 2007 at 12:10 pmWho knew the rich needed a fundraiser?
Is this some kind of thinly disguised tax write-off?
March 13th, 2007 at 12:12 pmExley,
I don’t know about others, but I view the Rostenkowski issue and this current scandal as quite a bit different. QUITE A BIT DIFFERENT.
Let’s assume that Clinton was going to do this, as you imply, to get a friend out of a problem. (Keep in mind that Rostenkowski eventually was sent to prison.)
There’s a tremendous amount of difference between keeping a friend out of trouble and using a FEDERAL office to intentionally prosecute your political opponents as much as possible. Additionally, you have one AG who was supposedly fired because he wouldn’t pursue an election issue that went against the Republicans.
Can you understand the difference?
March 13th, 2007 at 12:19 pmObservations:
#5, TMM - The cancer analogy is apt for just the reasons you specify. Excise the whole mass or be doomed to failure.
#6, BnF - I think a new, Progressive Party is just what is needed. I think, though, that Republicans and Democrats would race each other to kill it aborning. Social-justice-minded (and other) Dems would be scared back into line by the DNC with threats about how it would be the Green Party all over again, “stealing” votes from “good” Dem candidates. If anybody wants to give it a shot, though, lemme know. I’m in the Facebook TP group. Check for a comment from me on the wall, where I claim my screen name from here. He11, I’ve probably been wasting my vote for years now anyway.
Anent impeachment: YES. Just YES. If this President’s and VP’s acts do not warrant impeachment, then the procedure has no meaning. Put the axe to the tree and let the chips fall where they may. I’m inclined to think that most Americans would rise up in support of Dems if they did this, as they did in the mid-term elections when neocon corruption turned even the stomachs of conservatives.Perhaps then we could end this nightmare of a wrongful invasion and occupation and the worst administration in the history of the Empire^H^H^H^H^H^HRepublic.
F#CK the King.
God save the People.
March 13th, 2007 at 12:51 pmDogjudge,
Actually, to be honest, I find this whole U.S. Attorney issue disturbing. While I don’t think it rises to the level of scandal (after all U.S. Attorneys do serve at the pleasure at the president — similar to a cabinet secretary), it is unseemly. There is seemingly an element of politics playing a role in what should be the unbiased pursuit of justice. There is a hint of arrogance that likely filled the White House after its successful re-election campaign of 2004. (A cautionary note: While today’s revelations indicate the WH considered firing all U.S. Attorneys at one point, the fact is they did not do so) … I simply wanted to point out that there was some suspicion that the Clinton administration also engaged in politics when it came to the hiring and firing of U.S. Attorneys. In both cases, such actions leave me uncomfortable.
On a related note, the calls made by Sen. Domenici and Rep. Wilson the the U.S. Attorney were completely out of bounds and improper.
March 13th, 2007 at 1:11 pmActualy, TripMaster, I don’t completely disagree with your posting. You are certainly correct that “it’s normal for an incoming President to ask for the resignations of the current U.S attorneys at the beginning of his term, so that he may replace them with his team.”
As I also pointed out, however, this administration did not ask for the resignations of all U.S. Attorneys–just a few. And I understand what you are saying abut the non-confirmation provision. But the fact is, as far as I know, the administration never utilized that provision.
Like, I said to Dogjudge, I do think these developments are disturbing and certainly indicate a crass political motivation behind some of these firings. I have no problem with Congress taking a look at what happened and why. In fact, I encourage it.
I just wanted to add a historical perspective to all this. But your comments and distinctions are well taken.
March 13th, 2007 at 1:18 pmAnybody thought about using MoveOn, ThinkProgress, et al to form a Progressive Party with a 50 State Strategy of our own?
Comment by Briseadh na Faire — March 13, 2007 @ 9:27 am
If Dems won’t get the lead out of their asses something needs to be done.
March 13th, 2007 at 1:21 pm…in 3…2…1…
Comment by TripMaster Monkey — March 13, 2007 @ 9:31 am
Now your spoiling all the troll fun. And you know they have no other life.
By the way, when is NATIONAL IGNORE A TROLL DAY?
March 13th, 2007 at 1:25 pm13. But it also portrayed climate change as a slow-motion process.
Comment by Dale — March 13, 2007 @ 9:42 am
Doesn’t that mean that REVERSALS will also be slow moving. Meaning, and I know this is complicated for you, that its going to get worse before it gets better. And that’s IF we start making changes now.
Because we only have this ONE PLANET - only fool would think it unwise to err on the side of caution.
Now go watch the Jetsons.
March 13th, 2007 at 1:32 pmObservations:
#5, TMM - The cancer analogy is apt for just the reasons you specify. Excise the whole mass or be doomed to failure.
#6, BnF - I think a new, Progressive Party is just what is needed. I think, though, that Republicans and Democrats would race each other to kill it aborning. Social-justice-minded (and other) Dems would be scared back into line by the DNC with threats about how it would be the Green Party all over again, “stealing” votes from “good” Dem candidates. If anybody wants to give it a shot, though, lemme know. I’m in the Facebook TP group. Check for a comment from me on the wall, where I claim my screen name from here. He11, I’ve probably been wasting my vote for years now anyway.
Anent impeachment: YES. Just YES. If this President’s and VP’s acts do not warrant impeachment, then the procedure has no meaning. Put the axe to the tree and let the chips fall where they may. I’m inclined to think that most Americans would rise up in support of Dems if they did this, as they did in the mid-term elections when neocon corruption turned even the stomachs of conservatives.Perhaps then we could end this nightmare of a wrongful invasion and occupation and the worst administration in the history of the Empire^H^H^H^H^H^HRepublic.
FCUK the King.
God save the People.
March 13th, 2007 at 1:32 pm17. I thought you said China, Russia and India need to take the lead.
Comment by JustSomedude — March 13, 2007 @ 9:57 am
That was yesterday. Roger can’t remember what his position is from day to day. Because yesterday he thought all other countries should do something before us.
March 13th, 2007 at 1:35 pmApologies for repeat postings.
They were vanishing, then they started reappearing.
mumblemumble…..
March 13th, 2007 at 1:35 pmI realize that no political party is perfect, but have I been living in a cave recently?
It’s just that all of this appears to have gotten to a level that we haven’t seen in decades.
At the same time Pelosi and Ried keep talking about impeachment being off the table. If half of what we’re hearing is true, the President and the administration are guilty of how many crimes?
Comment by Dogjudge — March 13, 2007 @ 11:22 am
WELCOME ABOARD!
March 13th, 2007 at 1:41 pmA Libby Pardon Pardons Cheney’s Propaganda Operation
Lying has Consequences? Who knew?
Once upon a time Paul Revere rode through the land acclaiming that “The Red Coats are Coming.”
Scooter’s conviction has similarly caused a new message to go out in the politics-first, truth-second neocon propaganda cabal leading the Bush White House.
It’s a strange concept to this crowd and they’ve become quite nervous. As they crowd around the water coolers, the buzz is: “Did ya hear? There are actually certain lies and certain circumstances for which I, you and the big boys can be held to be legally accountable.”
Any politician or pundit that calls for Scooter to be pardoned should first be asked to state without reservation that one of the normal and acceptable operations of the American executive is to initiate and oversee an office of propaganda that deliberately and with malice aforethought manipulates the truth to achieve a political objective.
How can some higher up, i.e.Scooter in this case, not have eventually been caught in legally crossing the line when truth telling has been so relegated to the political trash bin. Cheney, under oath, would have no choice other than pleading the Fifth Amendment.
Those who favor pardoning Scooter symbolically condone and champion the neocon propaganda cabal and each of its lies that initiated the deaths and injuries of thousands of America’s youth.
March 13th, 2007 at 1:45 pmummm, Gore’s Live Earth Event will take place on 7 continents? Soemthing tells me good tickets for the Antarctic show are still available …
Comment by chris — March 13, 2007 @ 11:44 am
That’s a really good one Chris. Let me know when they find the 8th continent.
March 13th, 2007 at 1:45 pmCaption Contest: ” And now a scene from The Godfather, part 7″
March 13th, 2007 at 3:06 pm“Democratic leaders are stripping from a military spending bill for the war in Iraq a requirement that President Bush gain approval from Congress before moving against Iran.â€
Comment by midwestblue #8
Yeah midwest,
…and the gist I got about WHY they’re doing this…
…”because some democrats were concerned about the effect it would have on…
…ISRAEL…
…made me want to upchuck my breakfast bar…
…for such a “small” percentage of the population…
…the Israelis sure pack a lot of political CLOUT!
…but what I REALLY don’t get is the fact that…
…this Christian nation is supposed to protect Israel…
…so that when Jesus comes back…
…God can DESTROY it…
March 13th, 2007 at 3:15 pmComment by Exley #56
DAMN!
…I wish we could send your ignorant Bushballickin’ a*s…
…back to the Clinton era…
…and keep all of you retarded fascist trolls STUCK there…
…in an infinite “Groundhog Day” type loop…
…since you’re ALL so nostalgic for it…
March 13th, 2007 at 3:19 pmMeanwhile, back to New Orleans. Faulty flood pumps.
March 13th, 2007 at 4:23 pmThe “Injustice Department” of Bush BUTT-BOY Alberto VO5 Gonzales–CRIMINAL RETALIATION AND BLACKMAIL OF PROSECUTORS DOING THEIR JOBS, WHICH OF COURSE RUBBED repugnant-repub rightwingnut crank fudge-pachyderms like Domenici and Wilson the WRONG WAY SO THEY WENT CRYING TO CHIMPya and Rove WHO THEN ORDERED BUTT-BOY Gonzales TO DO THE DIRTY!!!!!
March 13th, 2007 at 10:20 pmAh Yes, Kyle Sampson, THE SACRIFICIAL LAMB, THE WHIPPING BOY, THE FALL-GUY, Wilmer the Gunsel(tm) WHO JUST DID AS HE WAS ORDERED LIKE A GOOD LITTLE NAZI–”I Was Chust Following Orders!!!!!” WHILE Gonzales, Rove, CHIMPya, Wilson, Domenici TRY TO BLITHELY SKIP AWAY–NOT WHILE US E-WARRIORS ARE HERE!!!!!
COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM–DON’T MAKE ME LAUGH, CHIMPya, YOU PLAN TO TOADY TO THE repugnant-repub rightwingnut crank fudge-pachyderms WHO OPPOSE YOUR PLANS SO YOU CAN TRY TO GET THIS PASSED IN CONGRESS!!
CRIMINAL TAX EVASION AND CRIMINAL ANTITRUST ACTIVITY BY Halitosis-Burton–NOT TO MENTION A SAFE HAVEN FOR Cheney to RUN TO AND HIDE IN CASE OF INDICTMENT!!!!!
Scooter’s GONNA NEED THEM repugnant-repub rightwingnut crank fudge-pachyderm GREENBACKS TO PAY HIS SHYSTERS’ FEES!!!!!
AL GORE–CHAMPION OF THE UNIVERSE!!!!
DON’T FORGET TO CRITICISE THE ANTI-GLOBAL WARMING IDIOTS LIKE Inhofe and Sensenbrenner, i.e. “The Walrus” and “The Carpenter”!!!!!
Better THAT than “All Patty and No BUGGER”!!!!!
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